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Issues in Science and Technology

• Roving the Prairies
  2026-04-22 by Jay Lloyd
  Charles N. Herrick navigates the science and art of American grassland restoration in his review of George Frazier’s recent book on grassland rivers. The post Roving the Prairies appeared first on Issues in Science and Technology.
• Untangling the “Cosmic Coincidence” of the Job Market
  2026-04-21 by Kimberly Quach
  How do employers find good talent? How do people find good jobs and develop skills? On this podcast episode, Burning Glass Institute president Matt Sigelman shares his thoughts on the job market and the future work in the age of AI. The post Untangling the “Cosmic Coincidence” of the Job Market appeared first on Issues […]

The Markup

• Websites break California privacy law at ‘industrial scale,’ survey finds
  2026-04-21 by Colin Lecher
  Tech companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft are ignoring data controls mandated under California law, researchers say.
• Background checks to curb dating app violence advance in California legislature
  2026-04-17 by Lynn La
  Bill addresses an issue investigated by The Markup last year.

Nautilus

• The Problem with Psychedelic Research
  2026-04-24 by Kristen French
  A conversation with a psychedelics researcher about a fundamental flaw in how we test these mind-bending drugs The post The Problem with Psychedelic Research appeared first on Nautilus.
• Could Neanderthals Speak Like Us?
  2026-04-23 by Jake Currie
  They had the right genes for it The post Could Neanderthals Speak Like Us? appeared first on Nautilus.

New Humanist

• Book review: I Told You So!
  2026-04-23
  I Told You So! Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right (St Martin’s Press) by Matt Kaplan We like to think that science is guided by a noble ideal: evidence rules. When new data emerges, scientists revise their theories, abandon cherished ideas and move on. Except, of course, that this is largely […]
• A tourist in Libya
  2026-04-21
  Last summer, I finally visited Libya. Having worked as a freelance journalist throughout African countries for half a decade, I had wanted to visit Libya for years – not for the beaches or cuisine, but because I have long been drawn to the rough intrigues of North African politics, and the stories surrounding Muammar Gaddafi […]

Inside The New Space Race, with Nicholas Schmidle – With Reason

As mainstream space tourism grows ever more likely, New Yorker writer Nicholas Schmidle tells Niki Seth-Smith about life inside the new space race, as explored in his new book 'Test Gods'.  What motivates men like Bezos, Branson and Musk? How does the approach to risk in private business compare with that at NASA? And should we be looking to space at all, with so much unresolved here on planet earth? Plus, Nicholas reflects on fatherhood and masculinity, including the life of his father: a fighter pilot and Top Gun grad. Podcast listeners get a year's subscription to New Humanist magazine for just £13.50 by using the offer code WITHREASON. Subscribe now.**Recorded in August 2021**Further reading: 'Test Gods: Tragedy and Triumph in the New Space Race' (2021), Nicholas Schmidle'The Right Stuff' (1979), Tom Wolfe'In Praise of Astronauts' (2013) Paul Sims for New Humanist magazine

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• Battlestar Galactica Is Finally Back on Streaming!
  2026-04-23 by Vanessa Armstrong
  It will even have its own dedicated channel, giving us BSG all day, every day! The post Battlestar Galactica Is Finally Back on Streaming! appeared first on Reactor.
• There Will Be Ducks in The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4 Trailer
  2026-04-23 by Vanessa Armstrong
  Don’t f— a duck The post There Will Be Ducks in The Legend of Vox Machina Season 4 Trailer appeared first on Reactor.

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